Glacial Processes and Erosion
Glacial Processes and Erosion Quiz
Questions
What is the process by which glaciers erode the underlying bedrock through abrasion, plucking, and quarrying?
- Glacial Striation
- Glacial Deposition
- Glacial Abrasion
- Glacial Plucking
Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial erosion?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Moraine
- Esker
What is the term for a deep, steep-sided valley formed by glacial erosion?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Arête
- Horn
What is the term for a long, narrow ridge of rock formed by glacial erosion between two cirques?
- Arête
- Horn
- Nunatak
- Kame
What is the term for a sharp, pointed peak formed by glacial erosion?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Arête
- Horn
What is the term for a hill or mountain that rises above the surrounding ice sheet?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Nunatak
- Kame
What is the term for a long, sinuous ridge of glacial till deposited by a glacier?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Moraine
- Esker
What is the term for a mound or hill of glacial till deposited at the edge of a glacier?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Moraine
- Kame
What is the term for a depression in the landscape formed by the melting of a buried block of ice?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Moraine
- Kettle
What is the term for a large, flat plain formed by the deposition of glacial till?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Moraine
- Till Plain
What is the term for a long, narrow lake formed by the melting of a glacier?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Moraine
- Ribbon Lake
What is the term for a deep, narrow valley formed by the erosion of a glacier?
- Cirque
- U-shaped Valley
- Moraine
- Fiord